H.S. football: The Lisbon at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale and Poland at Freeport football games were called off Thursday, leaving the Ramblers and Knights scrambling to find alternative options.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
New COVID cases and outbreaks jump again in Maine schools
The 108 schools with reported outbreaks this week represent 15% of the schools statewide, but Education Commissioner Pender Makin says the department is confident that in-school learning can continue.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
United Airlines says only 320 workers still face termination for refusing vaccination
An airline spokeswoman says the declining number of potential firings shows that the company’s policy of requiring vaccinations is working.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Phillips school closed due to COVID-19 cases and significant close contacts
Classes are scheduled to resume Oct. 12.
Posted inMaine, News
Facing backlog of positive tests, Maine CDC reports highest single-day case increase of pandemic
Though researchers tracking the coronavirus say the state’s case backlog can affect the ability to forecast, hospitals in Maine say it hasn’t hindered their ability to plan so far.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
With depleted roster of school bus drivers, Portland struggles to get athletes to games
The district is down 4 full-time bus drivers and 5 bus assistants, out of a transportation staff of 48.
Posted inFranklin
Drive-up flu vaccinations set for Farmington hospital
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network will offer free drive-up flu vaccination clinics in October for those 18 and older at Franklin Memorial Hospital. No appointment is required. The clinics will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 a.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. in the parking lot closest to the main […]
Posted inNation / World
Some fear boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated
The number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations is falling in the U.S. despite the spread of vaccine requirements across the country.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
COVID-19 pandemic relief funding could pay for Auburn Festival Plaza overhaul
Cost to overhaul plaza in Auburn estimated at between $1.65 million and $2.38 million, but could be completed in phases.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.